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Making Music with iPads and #edtech

The CoolCatTeacher

A Conversation with Justin Kamp on the 10-Minute Teacher #42 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today Justin Kamp @kampmiltonmusic Kids can learn to make music with iPads and technology. Want to hear another episode about iPads and edtech. Twitter handle: @kampmiltonmusic.

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10 Ways Any Teacher Can (and Should) Use Technology

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Watch what a difference they make: Online sign-ups for conferences, parent helpers, project presentation dates. iPads to share stories students write. Save as PDFs and load onto iPads to share with students. Twitter blasts to remind students of due dates. You can use Google Forms or the Google calendar.

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9 Mistakes Teachers Make Using Tech in the Classroom

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Your school passed iPads out to all classes. Then, see how to fix them: Only use iPads in place of books or game-play? Share the link to an online newsletter through your class Twitter stream. Take pictures with iPads. It’s easy to confuse ‘using technology’ with digital tools.

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Top 10 Tips and Reviews in 2021

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Tech Tip #118–Top 10 iPad Shortkeys. Here’s where you can find me: Twitter: @AskaTechTeacher. Tech Tip #103: 16 Spring Cleaning Steps for Computers. Tech Tip #9–Quickly Hide Your Screen. Two Tech Tips for Everyday Life. Tech Tip #105: Create Shortkeys for Windows Tools. Top 10 Reviews . 13 Ways to Use Canva in Your Classroom.

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9 EdTech Ideas to Use Now

The CoolCatTeacher

The best thing about Planboard is I can plan my lessons anywhere – on my Mac, PC or iPad. I enjoy presenting at conferences and finding opportunities for students to be involved in sharing their work at student technology showcases, presentations and through blogging. Wherever I work, my lesson plans are with me.

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12 Ways to Update Your Online Presence

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Update your online profile –on your blog, your gravatar, FB, X/Twitter, professional groups, your PLN. Check the appearance of your blog on a smartphone and iPad. Here’s a short list of items that won’t take long to accomplish. The ones you read last year, consider a reminder! Have you changed focus? Switched jobs?

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Tech Tip #169: What is Digital Literacy?

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digital devices–such as laptops, iPads , Chromebooks , or desktops, for daily use. email–or another method of communicating quickly outside classtime (such as messaging or Twitter). Here are the sixteen transformative tools, activities, and/or knowledge bases digitally-literate students should be comfortable using: annotation tool.